Adjusting device for typewriters



fi 6', C. GHRTON ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR TYPEWRITERS Filed July 29. 1924 m aw To all whom it may 0092 614 m 3 Be it known that. I, it citizen of $1.18 United Sin of the city of Berks v, V Alameda and Siam C. Vented a new and use iii for Typewriers, .015 which a specification.

This invention roir ing machines such charaoiers are 4: operation a liq Z on a r-aiaiiveiy itaioi More pai'ticuir'zriy. my an impmve'ci for I ho sheet upon W L piishedv In mechanical wrifin characteiz, such as chines, ii; is y N which the Wliitifig' to held to the, i'oiiozx accomg'siisheri by which may be. role ator 'to adjusi ho WhBHQVQY i5: is 3183853- making oorrooti invention, the au :iccompiisiqeci W1 '50 my sheet '17: by moving the s to the platen or it is evident elficient to per: is 03- off'i i'xo ooeofi fore, io-moko iwith respocfi to the machino in a mo manner.

MI inven oii is espeoiaiiy v. I i -mere :2, sheet of WIiEtQH matter must cormcfieci and it is necessary to position no Shoot soc-1imieiywith respect (:0 the poof-s which carry the printing "type, so t when the pzinti g is accomplisiiaci {he 1% ma rim- Wiii be propefly positioned with to time remain-fi er o? the wiitiion maizor Since mach ciizn'ziotor on 1 1 ing machine o sciipio eighth oi" 212 inch. ii; moni' shouid i bout one 1 w ns? order m. of to preserve them it 2 112g.

or the like.

I? GERTGEEQ, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA.

TYPIEWBITERS.

1924. Serial 1T0. 728,861.

I accomplish these, objects of my invention by providing 2L platen or roller which may im ziccui'nijeiy adjusted to any desired extent upon its carrying member. swh as a shaft H Ti; is thomfmo, zmotiioi' objoct of in invention to provide a platen or roller which is adjusizxbiy i'nolmted on its support.

My invention possesses othm'mivantageons Uni-res some oi? which with the 'iiol'ogroing, 0 ii for i. zit; iQTIQii'L in tho following ofosm'ip ion whci'oi. Shaii (mtiiiio ii. fi'iii that iilC invontion which if have SQifCtfid i" H'ion in the fiTfHViDQS accompanyoi the preseni; spoci 7 1 have shown in the om; of my "m'ontion I do I imitad ifiioloto, since the invoimon iiefinoo in thociaims, may be oziibo'c'iied in other :fonns also.

Roferiing '0 the drawings:

li igiito 1 is a from eievationai View of a typowriting machine em bociying my invenio M fine roiier being shown in section; and

1." 2 is an enlarged sectionai View of ibhe ZOiifli, some of iiio length of (he roiior being .omkgn away to permit tho use of a, larger i. stmidz-iid form typewriter is showm having a. frame 11, wiiioh appropriateiy suppori's flio key mechanism and keys 12 an aiso supports a sliding frame 16, in which ther are appropriate bearings 13 and M- for' a mim- O1 pinion The moving frame 16 is @(iVEIHCEiZ. step by step as *P-iio keys 1:2 are operated, in a, manner 110W Wei uzqnierstooci; The roller in this instance 5. m'EEoW, ami supporfiod on a simfo 1 I in manner to be hereinafter o'essc'ribec'i. This shaft also carries a mtohok whoa} 17, mod to Potato the i'oiior step by step at the beginning of each line of type.

The sheet- 18 upon which i'ziie printing is 0 appear, ,quirimi around the roiior by the id of the ,Q uicio 33 supported; on

and near the back or" the roller A knurled-button 19 is provided near (mo and of siiafi 10, for fii'io purpose of manuaw ai rotating lii'lQ platen 15 Whenever it is meessary or (iesimbie to (10 so iims flu" iiesoriiieiiw the i'nzioiiino differs i no WiSB from the smiuiar i pewi'iter com :triiction, is usual the movable is p1OVi(iQ(i Wiii] an outer fiexihie ewering hex 27 maav sufficient to pruvhie a f'fioiayei' 20., such as rubber, i'ieneath. which =3 .1 force .evening aecieieniai rotation rigid cylinder 21. is provided. The oi Lhe s a-ow This force may he adios/seq 1O .msses i'iU'OUQh the end hinges and 23 3 i v iahe aid. 0 '1 a row 30 threaded intothe end 1 the end oif the (soil wing 31 infiei'posed between the s ow and the piunger 28. It is also in: fie.- to provide stops to limit the exte a of adjustment of the roiier.

Ah! iongh which close the ends oi? i'h'e e viindei. Z1. In order to permit the making some ions ()1, for other purposes, it is sometint es necessary that the sheet '18 be aiiinsbeii l'Qi; tive to the carriage 16 in tin}. direction oi movement thereof: ii'iis result could he ohtained by shifting the sheet the lOiiGI' 15, While this i'oiiei' is sz'ationri This method oi procedure is, ilOWeVQI, U heisome, and in order to obviate it. i profien ably arrange the device in such a Way that the platen 15 with the, sheet 18 may justed reiativeiy 4 i i h We disclosed my invention as 18 laterally on ap fiieci to a typewriting machine. it is enii. is as ap'piioahie to other types of u i ting n aeh'ines such as aciiing ich there is a reiativeiy mow,- ge s nportingg a sheet upon which he printed by the operation 1 i, which impart to the ear;-

For this purpose ii n o 'iion The manner of? attached to the evident from iih'e foresiifiahiy mounted ihei'een 2i? J aici oi orciir to space the siot anrl key eonneeii n 4 at it lef i -i mi sh 1.8 fiP-(iiilflmiy so as to print a character end. To make possihie a fine in in a desii position. it is mem neoessaey with. respeei' io in retain; the s ow by the of she the roiieir 'i o hoilow screw rotatahi mono ifled hem; a: until the proper horizontal the right hand mi of she ioiiel' on L if; sinif-iir is obtained. Varieizion in he 10, and t nreiiL i i iiito 'ihQ Hang, 2&3. nq izi si' m nf if the milm- 15 3159 erves $59 screw has a head 27 whii'zh is hmnie-zi io the pos- Loos thereon "Where the type eiii'ilate niununi opemiiim; is aiso hai's ste n. 'ihc roiier and, in. this We the vi ie i with a sci-ow 2(3 mssingrm i \iLii equaiizefii. Since ihe type bars through the head 52? and engaging a 11 oo. in 2102. hit continually at the same spoes, 32 in the shaft 10 in order to me a io 'ei: useful iife of the iroiiei' is assured. iai movement of the screw 25 with re the shaft 10.

The unthiezuieci potion of: s1

. le-ci' in a pm n i3 iii :ievioe, a type a e W no movahie as a jomnai which is so. nvorteo. in J ,iiii'ive 5o the mech nism, for movingii sheet hand hearing; 14 on the moving '3 "o f .2 i0 he operates on As thus fat (iesei'iimi. ii. evident Q3 10.6mm :1 ile fe upporting tion of screw 25 will cause a sham; senporting the folio: on the axiai movement of he L'Oiii and 'Of ecijusting the roiPi" to the shaft 10. Vhiie this TO'il a on i, comprising; a hoiiow coinpiisheci one hand of the aerator may 5 v mounted eoaxiaiiy on the shaft anti used to hohi 'iho paper i8 firm in "i iy engaging theroiier.

or 15, Whiie [he s n-inf: eiain paper are released. .71

, on device, a type printingjustment of sheet 18 wiih msoha A sm, a frame inovabie step by step vs #30 the I? cnamsni, for moving the i is 3'.

frame 16 may he niaiie s in: so proper pi'isi'tion to be operated on providing; a sufficiently smai ni in, a relief for supporting; onseiew 9.5. Fm ee' nim'niienee iee'a, "h: supporting the ifoiiei the screw is i0 1;, a means for a ijiisting the soli- 16 so that it may ieaiiiiy he main i on the i. comprising a hoiiow the op ra 11oz: However, oiher ioims of lowsei'ew inonnied eoaxiaiiy on the shaft and gitudinoi. atijiistn'ient may he n'oviiiei ii for ohreadediy ihe roller, and means the :eoiiei' 15, the form being one 15h at '50:. i Jinin the rotation 01" the screw.

ispi-e" iahie from the saanfiipoini; ofi sin1- 3: Tn a printing eevice, a type printing p11 unis-"n, 23 frame movahie step by step Of course. under normal o' eratioi'i, ifhe V screw permitted i1.) ions... 1 eionar'y. heeitinto propel" posicion to be ope'i'ateci on In order (0 prevent aeeif'ntai oi? mechanism, a shaft carried by the the screw 25, m eiei'ahiy arranged some fi'anie, hollow screw rotatahiy mounted i i a was to ithe mechanism, moving a kind of a frictional brake oh acts on "he the shift, and axially restrained theieon. a screw 25. In this ins nce have shown a roller mounted coaxial With the shaft sp ing pressed plunge engaging she face ieiiy e; by ens screw, and he of. the head 27 and guided in a sieeve 29 fas support for one end of the shaft and for tened in the knuiieci biii'ton 19. The pTCS- I v the screw. sure exerted by this means on the face of 4. In a printing and operating on the free mechanism, a frame relative to the mechanism, for moving the sheet into proper position to be operated on by the mechanism, a roller for supporting 5 the sheet, a shaft supporting the roller on the fra nfi, means for adjusting the roller axially on t e movable I step by e shaft comprising a hollow screw mounted coaxially on the shait and threadedly enga ging the roller and a friction brake hand.

CAMERQN GIRTON. 

